Back to Spring by ralph49

Photography • Flowers/Plants • posted on Sep 17, 2008

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As far a I can tell this is a Chinese Orchid Tree. It wasn't the best one on the tree but it had the best light. Just played around with the background a bit to push the flower forward. Bauhinia blakeana (Chinese: 洋紫荊; pinyin: yáng zǐjīng) is an evergreen tree, in the genus Bauhinia, with large thick leaves and striking purplish red flowers. The fragrant, orchid-like flowers are usually 10-15 cm across, and bloom from early November to the end of March. This unique endemic flower is special of Hong Kong's ecosystem. It is referred to as bauhinia in non-scientific literature though this is the name of the genus. It is sometimes called Hong Kong orchid tree (香港蘭). Thanx for dropping by, and as always your comments are much appreciated.

Comments (23)

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artaddict2

4:54AM | Wed, 17 September 2008

superb light and a charming delicate flower!

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Mondwin

4:58AM | Wed, 17 September 2008

Delicate and beauty capture...bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx

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ledwolorz

5:05AM | Wed, 17 September 2008

Beautiful flower and color.Amazing photo.

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kasalin

5:24AM | Wed, 17 September 2008

wonderful flower

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emmecielle

6:23AM | Wed, 17 September 2008

Splendid capture!!! :)

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GBCalls

6:31AM | Wed, 17 September 2008

Very nice!

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tennesseecowgirl

6:35AM | Wed, 17 September 2008

The lighting is very nice, shows this one off.

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lucindawind

7:47AM | Wed, 17 September 2008

very beautiful ! the lighting is lovely on it

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drace68

7:58AM | Wed, 17 September 2008

Good capture.

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Alz2008

9:11AM | Wed, 17 September 2008

Wonderful capture and colours, excellent well done..

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beachzz

10:58AM | Wed, 17 September 2008

Oh, the light is so good, simply shows this off so well!!

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flora-crassella

11:44AM | Wed, 17 September 2008

...so wonderful!!!!

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durleybeachbum

1:38PM | Wed, 17 September 2008

Completely new to me, a very lovely shot.

MrsLubner

3:25PM | Wed, 17 September 2008

The light on those upper petals is just so warm and inviting!

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kimariehere

3:25PM | Wed, 17 September 2008

gorgeous love the lighting!!!!

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mermaid

3:33PM | Wed, 17 September 2008

charming light and you did well with the background

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amota99517

7:35PM | Wed, 17 September 2008

Beautiful shot! You're right, the lighting is great!!

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auntietk

10:59PM | Wed, 17 September 2008

Gorgeous image! Beautiful light - love it!

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Hendesse

7:02AM | Thu, 18 September 2008

Wonderful colors, light and fantastic details. Excellent shot!

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cannonn

8:25AM | Thu, 18 September 2008

so elegant

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blondeblurr

6:17PM | Thu, 18 September 2008

Just goes to show, spring has arrived early, with this Bauhinia ! I have got one in our garden and it is more 'mauve-pink', it just loves the climate here...nice presentation, Ralph. BB

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